Fast Beef And Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease.
• Stir rice portion of packaged rice mix into beef; cook and stir until rice is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Pour water into beef and rice, stir seasoning packet from rice into mixture, and cover skillet. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until the liquid has been almost completely absorbed, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Crumble beef into an ungreased 2-qt. microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes or until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and heat on high for 9-10 minutes or until rice is tender. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain and set aside. In the same skillet, brown the rice mix in butter. Add water and contents of seasoning packet; mix well. Stir in beef. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until rice is tender.

Steps:

• Bring the stock to a very light simmer in a large pot, then add the beef base, fish sauce, hoisin, scallion halves, ginger, cloves, star anise, cinnamon stick and 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Using a spider or strainer, remove all the solids, leaving you with just the broth. Taste and adjust the seasoning with the additional tablespoon of soy sauce if it needs more salt, or hoisin if it needs more sweetness. Bring the broth back to a light simmer.
• Meanwhile, set up your bowls. On the bottom, divvy up the rice noodles, then top with the shaved beef. Pour in some simmering broth. Garnish with the bean sprouts, cilantro, mint, scallions sliced on the bias, jalapenos and lime wedges. Drizzle with extra hoisin if desired.

Steps:

• Heat beef stock, water and butter to a full boil. Add rice, reduce heat and cover pot. Cook 20
• minutes, until tender and liquids are absorbed.
• Heat a large, deep skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and beef and season with salt and pepper. Brown meat, 2 or 3 minutes. Add onion, garlic, bell pepper, Worcestershire. Cook together 5 to 7 minutes, until veggies are just tender. Add tomato sauce, cloves, cumin and parsley. Bring mixture up to a bubble and reduce heat to low.
• Combine cooked rice with meat mixture and serve with Spicy Chopped Salad wit and Taco Dressing, recipe follows. Reserve 1/2 of the beef and rice and freeze for stuffed peppers for another meal. Recipe follows.
• * Please note: You can also choose to make the stuffed peppers in their entirety, then freeze and microwave when ready to serve for 12 to 15 minutes on high. Reheat with loose plastic over the dish to keep the peppers from splattering. If you do not have a carousel microwave, rotate peppers once during the reheating of your peppers.
• Stuffed Peppers with Beef, Rice, Spinach and Cheese
• Preheat a griddle or grill pan. Seed chile peppers. Drizzle peppers with a little oil and grill over medium high to high heat 3 or 4 minutes on each side, until tender. Transfer peppers to a broiler pan or baking sheet, hollow side up.
• Place a small skillet on the stove top and add 1 tablespoon, 1 turn of the pan, olive oil and a crushed clove of garlic. Heat over medium flame and add spinach in bunches until it is all wilted and is giving off liquid. Season greens with salt and pepper. Remove spinach and drain. Set aside.
• Preheat broiler to high.
• Defrost beef and rice in microwave oven. Combine 1/2 cup broth and defrosted rice in the skillet you cooked the spinach in and reheat over medium flame. Add 1 cup tomato sauce and heat through.
• Pile spinach and hot beef and tomato rice into peppers, mounding them up in the center of each pepper. Top liberally with grated cheese and melt cheese under broiler 3 to 5 minutes, then serve.
• Yield: 4 servings
• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutes
• Ease of preparation: easy
• Spicy Chopped Salad with Tortillas
• Combine salad ingredients in a bowl, toss with tortilla chip pieces. In a second bowl, combine taco sauce, lime juice, cilantro or parsley. Whisk in olive oil in a slow stream until dressing is combined. Toss salad with dressing to combine and coat ingredients evenly, then serve.
• Yield: 4 servings
• Preparation time: 10 minutes
• Cooking time: none
• Ease of preparation: easy

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Stir in peas, soup, milk, garlic and thyme. Bring just to boil.
• Spread meat mixture onto bottom of 8-inch square baking dish. Top with rice; sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 10 min. or until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook the beef with onion, garlic, bell pepper and jalapeno pepper (if using) until the meat is browned drain fat.
• Add in beef bouillon powder; mix to combine then season with seasoned salt and black pepper.
• Stir in the cooked rice, cream of mushroom soup, green chiles and beef broth or water and hot sauce or Tabasco to taste; stir over low heat until combined and heated through.
• Remove from heat and stir in the grated cheddar cheese until melted and combined.
• Top with crushed corn chips just before serving.

Steps:

• Brown the ground meat and drain if necessary.
• Add soup mix, rice, soup, and water and bring to a boil.
• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, till rice is done.

Steps:

• Brown meat with onions in large skillet; drain.
• Add tomatoes, broth and frozen vegetables; stir. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in rice and cheese; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 min.

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium heat and brown beef with garlic in the sesame oil.
• Drain most of the fat and add brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, salt and pepper and red peppers. Simmer for a few minutes to blend the flavors.
• Serve over steamed rice and top with green onions.